“We welcome the DOJ’s move, which speaks highly of their compassion and reassures us that the ears of our legal authorities are not deaf to our pleas for humanity,” ani Nograles na isang Harvard trained lawyer.

“We are confident that our authorities will be efficient in implementing this directive, since based on President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest report, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology already has an initial list,” ayon pa kay Nograles.

“Sana hindi tayo magpatali sa date ng implementation, otherwise it might be too late. We don’t want a scenario where instead of implementing a preventive measure, we would be dealing with a full-scale disaster instead,” ani Nograles.